Health, education, human resources
Syllabus: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
Current affairs on this topic 11
- Official rabies death count is under 1% of ICMR's estimate, clouding the 2030 goal 5 October 2026
Government records show 54 rabies deaths in 2024. An ICMR survey estimates 5,726 a year. Which number guides policy?
- Op-ed: Over-regulation is stifling India's universities; one regulator may not fix it 5 October 2026
India's least-regulated institutes are its best. Should a new super-regulator mean more rules or more trust?
- Editorial: Supreme Court flags ten-fold drug markups, exposing gaps in price control 1 October 2026
A cancer drug sold to the chemist at ₹2,700 reaches the patient at ₹27,000. Who decides that, and who stops it?
- Drug trade to be uprooted by the end of 2029, says Home Minister 23 September 2026
A deadline for a drug-free India. What would it take?
- How the EU plans to keep children under 15 off social media 21 September 2026
Australia banned it for under-16s. Now Europe moves. Should India?
- Supreme Court asks the Centre to defer the three-language rule for Class 6 18 September 2026
A third language, four months before the year ends. The Court says wait.
- Op-ed: Anganwadis shape India's future, and communities must share responsibility for them 14 September 2026
Anganwadis reach 8.9 crore children and women. Can local committees make sure the hot meal actually arrives?
- Op-ed: Fast growth, weak jobs and India's risk of a middle-income trap 11 September 2026
India is the fastest-growing major economy. Why do some economists still fear it could stall before it gets rich?
- Op-ed: Warning labels alone will not fix India's sugar problem 10 September 2026
Red warning labels are coming to unhealthy packaged food. Why does an op-ed call them only a start?
- Bhutan first in WHO's South-East Asia Region to eliminate dog-mediated rabies 7 September 2026
Rabies is almost always fatal yet fully preventable. How did Bhutan beat it, while India still records the most deaths?
- Newborn deaths in hospital fires and the case for 'hospital plus home' care 4 September 2026
Has India's success in getting mothers to deliver in hospitals made its newborn units crowded and unsafe?
Background from the reference shelf
Previous-year questions 16
- 2026 · GS2 · 15 marks Should education be treated primarily as a welfare obligation of the state or as a strategic investment for building a globally competitive, knowledge-driven nation? Critically evaluate.
- 2026 · GS2 · 15 marks How far has the Indian federal framework been successful in accommodating regional and cultural diversities? Highlight the role of asymmetric federalism and suggest measures to make dispute…
- 2025 · GS2 · 15 marks The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has to address the challenges faced by children in the digital era. Examine the existing policies and suggest measures the Commission can…
- 2024 · GS2 · 15 marks In a crucial domain like the public healthcare system the Indian State should play a vital role to contain the adverse impact of marketisation of the system. Suggest some measures through which the…
- 2024 · GS2 · 10 marks Poverty and malnutrition create a vicious cycle, adversely affecting human capital formation. What steps can be taken to break the cycle?
- 2023 · GS2 · 15 marks Skill development programs have succeeded in increasing human resources supply to various sectors. In the context of the statement analyze the linkages between education, skill and employment.
- 2023 · GS2 · 10 marks The crucial aspect of development process has been the inadequate attention paid to Human Resource Development in India. Suggest measures that can address this inadequacy.
- 2022 · GS2 · 15 marks The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 remains inadequate in promoting incentive-based system for children's education without generating awareness about the importance of…
- 2021 · GS2 · 10 marks Can the vicious cycle of gender inequality, poverty and malnutrition be broken through microfinancing of women SHGs? Explain with examples.
- 2021 · GS2 · 10 marks "Besides being a moral imperative of Welfare State, primary health structure is a necessary pre-condition for sustainable development." Analyze.
- 2020 · GS2 · 15 marks National Education Policy 2020 is in conformity with the Sustainable Development Goal-4 (2030). It intends to restructure and reorient education system in India. Critically examine the statement.
- 2019 · GS2 · 10 marks Despite Consistent experience of High growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development. Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive.
- 2018 · GS2 · 10 marks Appropriate local community level healthcare intervention is a prerequisite to achieve 'Health for All' in India. Explain.
- 2016 · GS2 · 12.5 marks Professor Amartya Sen has advocated important reforms in the realms of primary education and primary health care. What are your suggestions to improve their status and performance?
- 2015 · GS2 · 12.5 marks To achieve the desired objectives, it is necessary to ensure that the regulatory institutions remain independent and autonomous. Discuss in the light of experiences in the recent past.
- 2015 · GS2 · 12.5 marks Public health system has limitation in providing universal health coverage. Do you think that private sector can help in bridging the gap? What other viable alternatives do you suggest?